There is something profoundly liberating in this new song by Klô Pelgag, whose title is aptly… Libre. The singer-songwriter has rarely been so danceable, and the irrepressible rise of synthesizers and techno rhythms, combined with the clarity of the lyrics – “Why are you afraid to run? Why are you afraid of falling? Why are you afraid of living? » –, make it a true outlet anthem. We listen to it on repeat to satiate ourselves while waiting for October 11, the release date of Abracadabra, Klô Pelgag’s fourth album which promises to be just as abundant as the others, and which she produced alone for the first time times.

This new song from Lhasa de Sela is the most moving new release of the week, if not the year. El cosechero will appear on First Recordings, an album which will be released in September and which will be composed entirely of traditional Latin American songs that rocked the childhood of the singer of Mexican origin. Lhasa had recorded them with guitarist Yves Desrosiers a few years before the release of his first album in 1998, and these tapes had sat dormant all that time without ever being released. Hearing this already unique voice again, as well as the origins of what would become the La Llorona “sound”, brings shivers as much as it brings tears to the eyes. A real gift.

Dominique Fils-Aimé released his very first song in French, entitled Moi je t’aime, and at the same time made a slight stylistic shift. His last album, Our Roots Run Deep, began a new cycle which now continues with this first extract. Surrounded by the Esca Quartet, Dominique Fils-Aimé offers a romantic and enveloping song which serves as a declaration of love towards others, but also towards oneself, when the time comes to choose oneself first. The song clearly refers to the work of Édith Piaf, in its melody and its arrangements as well as in the way of enunciating Dominique Fils-Aimé. But the latter maintains in the foreground its distinct touch, its vocal harmonies like echoes, for example. A piece to listen to again and again, while waiting for the sequel.